Hanoi Food Guide

Shopping, Eating and Entertainment in the Old Quarter

While this day in Hanoi's Old Quarter begins with a classic no-frills breakfast, it ends with you, bespoke cocktail in-hand, seated at a dimly-lit cocktail bar. Wander around Hanoi’s nostalgic Old Quarter bouncing between day (and night) markets, bun cha restaurants, picturesque cafes, fantastical puppet shows, and street-side eateries seated shoulder-to-shoulder with locals on blue plastic stools before ending the day with the earlier-mentioned cocktail.

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A taste of the day

Stop 1

9:30am No-frills Pho Breakfast

Start your day with a heart bowl of pho at Pho Gia Truyen Bat Dan, the most well-known pho bo (beef pho) restaurant in H…

Stop 2

11:00am Dong Xuan Market

Work off breakfast by walking around Dong Xuan Market. Located at the west end of Hanoi’s Old Quarter, the sprawling mar…

Stop 3

1:00pm Bun Cha Lunch

For lunch, head to one of the most famous Bun Cha restaurants in Hanoi, Bun Cha Nem Ran 41 Cua Dong. Join the locals in …

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